Tyree Purple monster info

[KLR]

I kinda interested in a tyree purple monster acro..

I would like to know if its hardy,growth,etc.


PLEASE post pictures

 

[Gonzo]

not so hrady, and a slow grower but still a Fav of mine!

 

[m and m]

It's not hardy tyree lost his colony a few years ago, for growth. You could have a kid and watch him graduate with a masters befor you have a mini colony. Although I think mine grows rather quickly compared to what every one else says. Mine was a 1/2 inch piece about seven months avo and now has a inch encrusted base and stands at a inch tall looking like a Christmas tree with a baby tree out the aide.

 

[KLR]

Ok thanks...might not be enough of an sps expert to handle it then...is there any other extremely unusual and colorful acroporas, i really granulosas,bottlebrushes, and millis

 

[m and m]

Ok thanks...might not be enough of an sps expert to handle it then...is there any other extremely unusual and colorful acroporas, i really granulosas,bottlebrushes, and millis

If you like it and you own a stable take buy it. You don't need to be a expert it likes high light and high flow and good tank parameters. I think the tyree pink lemonade 20k/30k lokis, red robin and tyree ice fire enchanted are all must have sps's in every ones tank might wanna take a look at those but they are the same as the pm

 

[KLR]

ok thats true, i might just have to take my chances and see what happen, i like the pL and the 20k/30k lokis

 

[snyder2050]

I had mine for about a year. Started with a 1/4" grew to be about an 1" tall with a fully encrusted plug and looked like it was about to pop up a couple new nubs. Came home yesterday it RTNed!!! I'm so bummed. Now I have 1/8" of the encrusted part hanging on.

 

[KLR]

same thing with my old garf bonsai......it was depressing

 

[scrapz]

The purple monster I've gotten from westcoastreefer has been a very hardy coral. He has several colonies grown from a original 1/2" frag, bred for our crappy tank conditions

anyway heres some pics I have.
11/3/09

12/9/09

2/15/10

6/28/10

 

[Sea MunnKey]

Why is it called "Purple Monster" when it's not really Purple coloration?

Paul

 

[scrapz]

I'm shooting with a crappy camera without the use of heavy actinics.

what color would you say it's closest to?

 

[sps4mytank]

dang scrapz...growing gorrilla wild for you. Are you doing two part or carx?

Mines only grown and encrusted since i got it a month or so ago

 

[m and m]

It is very deep purple in the right tank Aja mine with white ish polyps.

 

[scrapz]

Started with carx for the first 4 months until it failed on me then no dosing for months. Now I'm dosing 2 part with a bubble magus doser, growth has been really stable.

 

[scrapz]

It is very deep purple in the right tank Aja mine with white ish polyps.

from what i hear, thats the purple monster in perfect conditions. white polyps instead of green

 

[Triggerman77]

My Pink lemonade is slow growin! but not slow as some of the other Acro's i have.

 

[ReefBum]

Here are some shots of mine. I actually have two colonies. The bigger one I grew from a decent sized frag. It took a while to color up in my tank. In fact, when I frag it the frags lose color and then slowly gain it back. It is a very sensitive coral.

 

[KLR]

they do look like christmas trees

 

[scrapz]

heres a shot of Eddie's Purple Monster. Color & growth are definitely different.

 

[ryanjiang]

I heard if you have water issue, the PM is among the first goner.

Here is mine in the middle, acquired 4 month ago as decent size frag, has grown quite a bit and had some new branches despite I moved it 2 times and a recent major light change (from T5 to 250W Radium)